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<B><I>Online Extra</i></b>High Court Weighs Online Speech Protections

Tony Mauro

In their latest foray into new media, several U.S. Supreme Court justices'on Dec. 1 appeared ready to consider'angry Facebook rants as a form of expression that should be protected by the First Amendment.

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Business Crimes Hotline

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A look at a key ruling.

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Tech Companies, Songwriters Compete Over Copyright Reform

Andrew Ramonas

In-house counsel for eBay Inc., Google Inc. and the National Music Publishers' Association agreed last month that the U.S. copyright system needs improvement, but they offered different views about how to approach reform.

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11th Circuit Says Copyright Co-Owner Can File Own Suit

Stan Soocher

In upholding a statutory damages award against a tavern owner who failed to obtain a public performance license for music used in the venue, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit formally embraced the principle that a co-owner of a copyright may sue for infringement.

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Case Notes

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Discussion of a case involving a teen's suicide.

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Landlord & Tenant

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Two pivotal cases are discussed.

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Med Mal News

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

A look at med mal-related legislation in New York and California.

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Captive Insurance Arrangements

John N. Ellison & Luke E. Debevec

Companies that use captive insurance companies to manage risk are increasingly being victimized by excess insurance companies and reinsurers that participate in their insurance programs. But captives and their owners can proactively avoid some of these common pitfalls.

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Sales Speak:Stop 'Selling Stuff '

Bruce Alltop

Given that lawyers are not sales professionals and only spend a small amount of their time focused on business development, and given that they already have a full-time job, it's important to keep the business development approach as simple as possible. Some ideas related to keeping it simple follow:

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'Triggering Event Test'

Aram Ordubegian & M. Douglas Flahaut

In the preference avoidance context, the insolvency of the debtor is an element of the <I> prima facie</I> case that is not commonly litigated. When it is litigated, however, the scope of a debtor's liabilities can make or break the case.

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